Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club Inc.

End of season BBQ

• When:    Saturday 16th November 2019
• Where:   In the picnic area by the lake in Mount Beauty
• Time:     From 5:00 pm

What to bring

We will provide the meat (and veggie burgers for those who prefer them), as well as bread and sauce.

You’ll need to bring your own chair, cutlery, plates, drinks, plus, for families, a salad and a sweet to share (singles and couples – please bring a salad OR a sweet to share).

RSVP to Elaine Thomas (social secretary) by Thursday 14th November

Email: <elainemt66@yahoo.com.au> or Mobile: 0429 380 408 (text)

As a courtesy, please let me know you will be coming and if you need vegetarian food (or else BYO meat!).  If you don’t reply, we’ll assume you are not coming so we don’t over order.  It also makes it easier to contact you if the weather necessitates a change of venue.

If you decide to come at the last minute, please bring your own meat!

Thank you,

Elaine (social secretary)

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2019 Ski & Snowboard Australia Community Sport Awards

The winners of the Community Sports Awards were announced at the Awards Ceremony – held at QT Canberra on Thursday, November 7. Click [HERE] to view the Award Winners especially the cross country ones.

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SSA announces name change to Snow Australia

Logo Components Explained. Click [HERE].

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Falls Creek Earlybird Entry Passes

It’s never too early to get your season sorted. After an amazing 2019 snow season get ready to load up for 2020 with the BEST deal for Resort Entry on offer for next snow season!

Vehicle access for the entire 2020 snow season for $375 ($325 for over 65’s)

A Resort Entry Season Pass gives access for your vehicle and anybody inside to Falls Creek and all of the services provided once you’re here. At the cut-rate price of $375, this works out to be great value if you plan to visit for 7 days or more in season 2020.

Only one pass is needed per vehicle and you can bring anybody you like along for the ride. Take the easy option with express access past the ticket box meaning more time on snow and less time sorting out your access.$375 – BUY NOW WITH A $99 DEPOSIT 

You don’t have to pay for everything up front, you can access this great deal for just $99 up front and the remainder will be charged to your credit card on the 18th of March, 2020. This is the CHEAPEST deal that will be offered for Resort Entry Vehicle access in season 2020 so don’t miss out.

This offer is available until 5:00 pm January 15 at the Early Bird price of $375 ($325 for over 65’s).

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Looking Back …

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End of season BBQ

• When:    Saturday 16th November 2019
• Where:   In the picnic area by the lake in Mount Beauty
• Time:     From 5:00 pm

What to bring

We will provide the meat (and veggie burgers for those who prefer them), as well as bread and sauce.

You’ll need to bring your own chair, cutlery, plates, drinks, plus, for families, a salad and a sweet to share (singles and couples – please bring a salad OR a sweet to share).

RSVP to Elaine Thomas (social secretary) by Thursday 14th November

Email: elainemt66@yahoo.com.au or Mobile: 0429 380 408 (text)

As a courtesy, please let me know you will be coming and if you need vegetarian food (or else BYO meat!).  If you don’t reply, we’ll assume you are not coming so we don’t over order.  It also makes it easier to contact you if the weather necessitates a change of venue.

If you decide to come at the last minute, please bring your own meat!

Thank you,

Elaine (social secretary)

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National XC Provisional Teams

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Alpine Shire Youth Awards

The annual awards are an opportunity for the Alpine Shire community to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of young people across a range of categories (10).

Two local Birkebeiner members and very keen racers won the Youth Award 12 – 16 Years. They were Tommi Silvester (15 years) and Ash Forrer (16 years) who in April 2019 were the youngest people to complete the total 660 km Australian Alps Walking Track from Walhalla (Vic) to Tharwa near Canberra. It took them 27 days and involved 12 months of planning and preparation. A fantastic effort!

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Kangaroo Hoppet Race Committee — Vacancy

The Kangaroo Hoppet is a wonderful community event held annually on the 4^th Saturday of August in Falls Creek. The Race Office/Shop is based in Mt. Beauty and is the first point of call for skiers. This role is a great opportunity for a volunteer to contribute positively to this event. It is a rewarding and interesting time where you meet competitors from overseas, interstate and from our local community.

After 11 years of co-ordinating the Kangaroo Hoppet Race Office and Shop, Trish Cross and John Baileyhave tendered their wish to retire from this role. A job description is available for anyone interested, and a digital file and hard copies of every event is available. This includes merchandise orders, clothing sizes, numbers, plus volunteer lists and contact details.

The Co-ordinators have a regular core of wonderful volunteers who help out during the lead up to the Event and are supported by the Kangaroo Hoppet Race Committee.

If this valuable role is something you would be interested in, please contact Trish trishacross@bigpond.com to discuss it further.

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2019 Kangaroo Hoppet Race Office & Shop — Thank you

The Hoppet Shop could not operate without the wonderful  volunteer efforts of Mt. Beauty community members and volunteers from the Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club.  

The co-ordinators would like to acknowledge and thank Gael Little, Ann Bellingham, Eileen Clark, Sandi Coleman, Elaine Thomas, Mick Keenan, Meg Crebbin, Luise Mock, Jeanie Farrington, Rhonda Gargan, Bruce Wharrie, Marg Hayes, Liz Harvey, Virginie Bernard, Helen Howley, Natalie Flay, Sarah Gardiner, Faye Moreland, Mary Pike, Judy Ranton, Marion Sharman, Paul Sharman, Jim Crebbin, Beth Smith, Ian Smith, Tony Valente, Sue Tilley, Sonja Smith, Gill Harrowfield, Ian Harrowfield, Bettina Kayler and Bron Gray.

Your contribution is a vital part of the Hoppet event and we hope you enjoyed it. Hope you are able to help again in 2020 – 30^thAnniversary Kangaroo Hoppet.

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Archive of Kangaroo Hoppet T-shirts

Thanks to BNSC members and KH skiers who have responded to the call out for historical samples of the Kangaroo Hoppet souvenir T-shirts. We are still looking for samples from the following years: 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2014 and 2016.  

If you still have a T-shirt from one of these years and are willing to donate it to the Archive, we would love to hear from you. Contact Trish on trishacross@bigpond.com  who will organize for it to be added to the Archive.

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The Australian Junior XC Ski Championships are being held at Falls Creek on the weekend of Sat 31st Aug (Sprint – C) & Sun 1st Sept (Distance – F). It is being organised by the club on behalf of Ski & Snowboard Australia.

Volunteers needed for this major two–day club event. Email Ann Bellingham race (secretary) if you can assist <racesecretary@birkebeiner.org.au>

All information about the weekend can be viewed when you click on the link below.

Online entry is available up to midnight Tuesday 27th August.
Click [HERE] to enter.

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Kangaroo Hoppet this Saturday 24th August starting at 9:30 am in the Falls Creek Nordic Bowl. Weather looks very good for both Friday and Saturday so get that entry in. Click [HERE] to enter.

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Looking Back – Spring 1996

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Next Junior Joey session is on Sunday 18th August 2019.

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Don’t miss the Snowshow tonight (Friday 9th August) on Channel 31 at 8:00 pm in metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong. Members can watch it on Free-to-Air TV. Others without access to that coverage can watch it LIVE on the Channel 31 STREAMING service. Click [HERE] to view the Snowshow live.

Snowshow repeat — The show will be repeated on Saturday 10th August at 2:00 pm.

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Ski de Femme (Sat 10th August) — Registrations are open. Click [HERE].

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Rocky Valley Rush Ski Race (Sun 11th August) — Online entry. Click [HERE].

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Hoppet Bag Packing — Thursday 15th Aug 2:00 pm at the Hoppet Office.
RSVP to Kerry <info@hoppet.com.au>

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Ski de Femme — Saturday 10th August

Ski de Femme Registrations are open. Click [HERE]

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Rocky Valley Rush Citizen Race (F) — Sunday 11th August

This event is an institution at Falls Creek having started in 1976. Starts in the Nordic Bowl at 10:30 am. There are two distances: RV Rush 15 km & the Sun Valley Ramble 7.5 km. It is a freestyle race. A great warm-up race for the Hoppet on Saturday 24th August.

For online entry and further details. Click [HERE]

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Hoppet Helpers

Please consider making a contribution either on Friday 23rd August (set-up day) or Saturday 24th August (race day). If you are a competitor, you can still help after your race. One hour is greatly appreciated. Contact Jim Gargan (volunteer co-ordinator) to express your interest. Email <hoppet29@gmail.com>. For a list of jobs click [HERE].

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Mt Hotham to Dinner Plain ‘Pub to Pub’ Race Results

This event was held on Saturday 3rd August. It is a very popular citizen race having been conducted since 1989. For the 2019 results click [HERE].

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High Plains Festival — Sat 31st Aug & Sun 1st Sept.

This is being organised by the YMCA Falls Creek Cross Country. Saturday will involve Tours & Turns and Sunday Lessons & Workshops. Click [HERE] for more details and registration.

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The 29^thKangaroo Hoppet is only weeks away and the Race Office/Shop organiser would like to display some of the early T-shirts that were printed for competitors and volunteers.  

If you have any Hoppet T-shirts stored away, especially early ones from 1991 through to 2010, and would like to donate them to the archive of Hoppet T-shirts we would love to hear from you.

The Race Office does not have a sample of every T-shirt produced and would like to do this for Hoppet history.  If you have a T-shirt that could be added to this archive, please contact Trish Cross — mobile: 0422 049 207 to check if yours is one of the missing designs.

Please get behind this Hoppet initiative and see if we can come up with a complete 29 year set of T-shirts.

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